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Historical Event on 4/17/1952

First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was elected as the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha (1952).

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/21/1984National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources and National Institute of Animal Genetics were set up. These institutes were initially located in the campus of southern regional station of National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore. They were then shifted to Karnal in July 1985.
12/6/2000A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, said, ""The Ayodhya agitation was an 'expression of nationalist feelings' and the ""task has remained unfinished
10/6/1808Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer, innovator, chief engineer and Inspector of Machinery at the Steam Factory at Bombay and one of the dignitaries, was born.
3/9/1951Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born.
1/4/1992The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates.
12/25/1999An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.
4/27/1996First phase of election for 11th Lok Sabha, and assembly election in 6 states.
9/14/1933Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India.
3/30/1923New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax.
10/3/1991Ganpatrao Tapase, former Governor of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, died.